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>> i hadn't seen the rush limbaugh thing. that is the question. what is going on here and how doeses the president take center stage? >> what he's saying is insane. but i guess i would say that the first thing is, there's been conventional wisdom. it's such a tough issue. and the obama administration is better than the biden and bipartisan so leaders of both parties didn't do it. they chose more or less the democratic plan and now all hell is breaking loose. and it's not just the crazies, but if you take overall poll ratings for health care, people are -- the american public are not as skeptical as when the clinton health care collapsed. there's a real public concern about real issues. >> when you look at this from the approval rating and the quinnipiac poll, the president's handling of health care. here are the numbers. approvals at 39%, disapprovals at 52%, erin. that's the question. big battle lines about whether this is manufactured grassroots organizing, opposition against health care. the truth is there are people who are angry and there are
>> i hadn't seen the rush limbaugh thing. that is the question. what is going on here and how doeses the president take center stage? >> what he's saying is insane. but i guess i would say that the first thing is, there's been conventional wisdom. it's such a tough issue. and the obama administration is better than the biden and bipartisan so leaders of both parties didn't do it. they chose more or less the democratic plan and now all hell is breaking loose. and it's not just the...
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>> i hadn't seen the rush limbaugh thing. that is insane. what he's saying is insane. the first thing is it has been conventional wisdom among the smartest people in washington, this is a tough issue that needs to be done on a bipartisan basis. the obama administration decided not to. leaders of both parties could have gone out to the meetings. they didn't do that. they chose more or less a democratic plan a now all hell is breaking loose. it's not just the crazy, among who we just saw some. if you take overall ratings for health care, the american public is as skeical as they were when clinton care collapsed. so, it's not just the crazies. there is a real public concern about real issues. >> when you look at this from the approval rating and the quinnipiac poll, the president's handling of health care. here are the numbers. approvals at 39%, disapprovals at 52%, erin. that's the question. big battle lines about whether this is manufactured grassroots organizing, opposition against health care. the truth is there are people who are angry and there are people who are op
>> i hadn't seen the rush limbaugh thing. that is insane. what he's saying is insane. the first thing is it has been conventional wisdom among the smartest people in washington, this is a tough issue that needs to be done on a bipartisan basis. the obama administration decided not to. leaders of both parties could have gone out to the meetings. they didn't do that. they chose more or less a democratic plan a now all hell is breaking loose. it's not just the crazy, among who we just saw...
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rush limbaugh calling them nazis and now nancy's calling these protesters un-american. what a colossal mess. we had the poll last week saying obama washington is divisive. it's just this is a mess. what do you do if you're inside the white house? how do you call a time-out and say enough already? >> i don't know how you do it, joe. joe, i'm afraid that all the beginning of the obama a administration, you are down there on the mall that's thousands and thousands of people that air of good feeling and national unity and the belief that obama may just be that agent of change that can bring us together i'm afraid that has all dissipated and is all but gone. he's not down to bush levels but he's down to the point where he about won the election but it is a much more divisive situation. this is one of the ugliest debates i've ever seen. >> it is. it's ugly. you know, mika, we had said this before, several months ago, that every president over the past 16 years, 17 years, said they're going to change washington. bill clinton was going to bring us all together. divisive. george
rush limbaugh calling them nazis and now nancy's calling these protesters un-american. what a colossal mess. we had the poll last week saying obama washington is divisive. it's just this is a mess. what do you do if you're inside the white house? how do you call a time-out and say enough already? >> i don't know how you do it, joe. joe, i'm afraid that all the beginning of the obama a administration, you are down there on the mall that's thousands and thousands of people that air of good...
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health care and as far as euthanasia that is the most ridiculous accusation that opponents like rush limbaugh of this plan are trying to soak the fire to get people worked up. i represent a huge senior citizen population and, obviously, any health care plan i would be supportive of is going to make sure we are sensitive about people's health care needs all the way through their lives. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >>> is the health care debate getting lost in the chaos? we want to hear from you. as we do every day, we ask you to go to iv r twitter.msnbc.com and you'll see my picture there. click on it and shoot me a tweet. or you can go to twitter.com/carloswatson, another way to find me. we will talk today. is president obama too willing to bargain on health care? we talk wheeling and dealing with congresswoman norton coming up. you're watching msnbc live. i'm carlos watson. >>> the idea that barack obama will kill your grandparents and children is somewhat hyperbolick. well, please i thought so, until i saw this. >> i use this remote control to contact life call. i have fallen
health care and as far as euthanasia that is the most ridiculous accusation that opponents like rush limbaugh of this plan are trying to soak the fire to get people worked up. i represent a huge senior citizen population and, obviously, any health care plan i would be supportive of is going to make sure we are sensitive about people's health care needs all the way through their lives. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >>> is the health care debate getting lost in...
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you are the rush limbaugh of the publishing world. he mentions your name and makes things fly off the rack. >> do we get the same numbers? i could probably live with that. i don't know when the last time president obama was in the grocery store to see a magazine but i thought that was great and i appreciated his taking note of it, an interesting argument. he went on to say that he thought we were beginning to see the end, and i think that was, that's essentially our argument. we did not have to go back to press because of a rush on the news stands, sorry to report but we stand ready at any time. >> so actually, your cover story was at least the sentiment seemed to be echoed by his treasury secretary. >> yes. >> and larry summers this past weekend on the sunday show telling us the worst is over. >> one hopes. it seems to be economists are a little like foreign policy experts. everything is very clear in retrospect. and so whether this is, in fact, a turning point or not, we will know ultimately when it's done, but all signs, since a lo
you are the rush limbaugh of the publishing world. he mentions your name and makes things fly off the rack. >> do we get the same numbers? i could probably live with that. i don't know when the last time president obama was in the grocery store to see a magazine but i thought that was great and i appreciated his taking note of it, an interesting argument. he went on to say that he thought we were beginning to see the end, and i think that was, that's essentially our argument. we did not...
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rush limbaugh has no power. fox news has no power to stop this. democrats own washington, d.c. so stop setting up strawmen. like barack obama's been doing from day one and then knocking them down. >> does that mean i can still blame newt gingrich for quite a bit of our problems? >> you and dale hunt can get together and have a newt party if you want. >> don't give them a target. >> seriously, it's just laughable. they always set up these straw men and knock them down. people have figured it out. wait a second. they own the senate. they own the house. they own the white house. conservatives can't do anything. we can't do anything to stop healthcare reform. if democrats decide they want to pass healthcare reform, there's not a damn thing a conservative in america can do to stop it. >> joining the conversation, contributing editor to "new york" magazine, gabriel sherman. he writes, "brooks frequently seems more sympathetic toward obama than the liberal paul krugman. he has written columns praising obama's afghanistan policy, education proposals, and economic team. my overall view,
rush limbaugh has no power. fox news has no power to stop this. democrats own washington, d.c. so stop setting up strawmen. like barack obama's been doing from day one and then knocking them down. >> does that mean i can still blame newt gingrich for quite a bit of our problems? >> you and dale hunt can get together and have a newt party if you want. >> don't give them a target. >> seriously, it's just laughable. they always set up these straw men and knock them down....
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what we'll be seeing in coming days is similar to the "playbook" when the white house appointed rush limbaugh as the republican chief spokesman. we're going to hear them trying to make republicans own what's going on or be blamed for what's going on in these town meetings. today the democratic national committee is out with an ad talking about angry mobs and very interesting for the first time the democratic party taking on, including a democratic web video which will surely be a cable ad. they're including that clip we've seen here on "morning joe" of those in the town meeting, an e-mail urging supporters to turn out today for vice president biden in new york, talking about angry mobs. so the idea is to either expose or caricature, depending on where you sit, what's going on in these groups that are fighting back. some of them encouraged by conservative groups, business groups. some of it probably genuine. >> mike, you mentioned the ad. let's watch a piece of that and show people what you're talking about. >> the right wing extremists. they lost the election. they lost on 0 the recovery act,
what we'll be seeing in coming days is similar to the "playbook" when the white house appointed rush limbaugh as the republican chief spokesman. we're going to hear them trying to make republicans own what's going on or be blamed for what's going on in these town meetings. today the democratic national committee is out with an ad talking about angry mobs and very interesting for the first time the democratic party taking on, including a democratic web video which will surely be a...
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. >>> and rush limbaugh comparing president obama's health care low e lowgo to a swas ka. how does the talk compromise is whole darn country, contessa? >>> then women, this is the result, contessa, women have been driven to drink. the statistics show it. that story of the wrong way driver who killed seven, including four children, may not be an isolated case. a new report suggests women are drinking more than ever. >>> swine flu in schools. a live news conference this hour to announce the government's plan of action. dr. nancy snyderman will join us. it is 9:00 a.m. friday morning. nice to see you. >>> welcome. a nice day. >> this is big story of the morning here. this was supposed to be a town hall in tampa, florida. hosted by congresswoman, kathy castor. >> you work for us, you work for us. >> police estimated 1500 people tried to cram into an event. they jammed up against the doors. one guy says he was actually man handled, may end up going to police about it. >> one of them took my arm and doing a arm -- arm twist, tore my watch off, then the other one grabbed me by th
. >>> and rush limbaugh comparing president obama's health care low e lowgo to a swas ka. how does the talk compromise is whole darn country, contessa? >>> then women, this is the result, contessa, women have been driven to drink. the statistics show it. that story of the wrong way driver who killed seven, including four children, may not be an isolated case. a new report suggests women are drinking more than ever. >>> swine flu in schools. a live news conference this...
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pat, it's important to remember rush limbaugh and everybody else tried to destroy john mccain. i didn't want john mccain to win the nomination because i didn't think he was conservative enough. guess what, john mccain won the nomination anyway. playing to the hard, hard, hard right base will not win primaries. don't you agree. >> look, i agree -- i think palin could get into finals. i basically agree with this but look at this. the red hot radio stuff. look where the country is, three of the top four best selling books on the "new york times" list, mark levin, dick morris, number one best seller on the paper back, glen beck, orielle number ten there. the country is in an angry populist mood. the bumper stickers, death panels, it's not sophisticated, but i'll tell you what is igniting these people, they have simple ideas and they are angry. >> sure, pat. the same thing igniting people on the left that said there was no god. you can read in 2003, 2004, god is dead. the god delusion, all a reaction to george w. bush, it's very natural. it will sell books, drive up ratings. it will
pat, it's important to remember rush limbaugh and everybody else tried to destroy john mccain. i didn't want john mccain to win the nomination because i didn't think he was conservative enough. guess what, john mccain won the nomination anyway. playing to the hard, hard, hard right base will not win primaries. don't you agree. >> look, i agree -- i think palin could get into finals. i basically agree with this but look at this. the red hot radio stuff. look where the country is, three of...